Laws, Regulations & Annotations

Property Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2017

Rules For Tax Appeals

Chapter 2. Sales and Use Tax, Timber Yield Tax, and Special Taxes and Fees

ARTICLE 4A. REQUESTS FOR INNOCENT SPOUSE RELIEF UNDER THE SALES AND USE TAX LAW

Rule 5242

5242. Requests for Reconsideration by the Board.

(a) If the Offer in Compromise Section denies both innocent spouse relief and other equitable relief is denied, the individual requesting relief may request that the denials be reconsidered by the Board at a Board hearing as provided in California Code of Regulations, title 18, section 1705.1 or section. A request for a Board hearing may be denied on a request for reconsideration, however, requests will be liberally granted.

(b) A Board hearing may be requested by following the instructions contained in the letter described in section 5241, subdivision (c).

(c) If a request for a Board hearing is granted, the individual requesting relief may be required to participate in an appeals conference with the Appeals Division prior to the Board hearing.

2. Amendments adopted November 19, 2013, effective April 1, 2014. The amendments replaced "an oral" with "a Board" before "hearing" in the first and second sentences and inserted ", or section 4903, subdivision (h)" in the first sentence in subdivision (a); replaced "An oral" with "A Board" and replaced "on" with "in" in subdivision (b); replaced "an oral" with "a Board" before the first reference to "hearing" and replaced "oral" with "Board" before the second reference to "hearing" in subdivision (c); added citations to Revenue and Taxation Code sections 8251, 9251, 30451, 32451, 38701, 40171, 41128, 43501, 45851, 46601, 50152, and 55301 to the regulationís authority note; and added citations to Revenue and Taxation Code sections 7657.5, 8880, 30285, 32258, 38454.5, 40105, 41099, 43159.1, 43159.2, 45158, 46159, 50112.6, and 55045.1 to the regulationís reference note.

3. Amendments adopted September 16, 2015, effective January 1, 2016. The amendments replaced "a request for" with "the Offer in Compromise Section denies both innocent spouse relief and," replaced "is denied" with "as to any liability included in a request for innocent spouse relief," changed "denial" to "denials," deleted the specific references to "subdivision (h)" from the ends of the cross-references to Regulations 1705.1 and 4903, and replaced "other equitable relief" with "reconsideration" in subdivision (a); deleted "denial" from before "letter" and replaced the reference to Regulation 5241, "subdivision (d)" with a reference to "subdivision (c)" in subdivision (b); added a reference to Revenue and Taxation Code section 60601 to the regulationís authority note; and added a reference to Revenue and Taxation Code section 60210.5 to the regulationís reference note.

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